RailAmerica’s carloads down 6.7% in September
RailAmerica Inc., a holding company for 42 short-line railroads operating on about 7,800 track miles in the United States and Canada, said its freight carloads were down 6.7 percent in September to 100,385, from 107,570 in the same month 2005.
“The September carloads were primarily affected by lower shipments of coal, lumber and forest products, paper products and minerals,” RailAmerica said.
For the year to date, RailAmerica’s total carloads are down 3 percent compared to the same period last year to 946,882 from 975,962.
RailAmerica’s carloads down 6.7% in September
